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deadbeatbirdmom · 10 months ago

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As far as I know a transcript of this hasn't been added yet, so here it is under a read more cut, taken from the twitter thread by SAlle1304:

Okay.

My brain is mush, I'm still crying, and my hands are shaking like crazy, but I want to do a whole analysis of this moment because there is so SO much more to it than just them confessing.

It's the accumulation of all of their fears, all of their doubts, seen as good traits in each other's eyes, as something beautiful.

It's them, telling each other all the stuff they've always been afraid of saying.

The first piece that appears comes when Blake says "I'll feel a lot better when we're together on that platform."

I want you guys to look at her choice of words. She could have easily said that she would feel better when they're back to safety. It would have been easier, really.

But that wasn't the point. The emphasis was on "together". Because if she made it there alone, nothing would have changed for her. She would have felt just as uneasy. Same in a case where only Yang would have made it too.

Now you could argue that Blake meant she would feel safer when they're both alright, but that wouldn't really be anything new, would it? It wouldn't be something they never told each other, they both already know they care about each other's well being, they are partners after all.

That wasn't the implication behind Blake's words. The implication was that for her, being with Yang is safety. That's what being safe for her means, and that confession is what gave her the next step.

Moving towards Yang's side, the moment she realizes she can't figure out what the trick is, she just smiles, not even the slightest bit afraid as she says, "I'm sure you'll figure it out, though. You're good at that."

Because for Yang, Blake is also safety. She always got them out of bad situations when she could.

But Blake's response is a bit more sad for me. It's short, it's simple, it's just, "You think so?"

But it really is a way to show that deep down, she still has some self-doubt left. She still has some scars that didn't heal.

But Yang is an honest dumbass, her answer came easier than anything. "Well...yeah. You've got a really good...brain."

And that compliment is so very Yang, it's the same way she complimented Blake's bow back at Beacon, and then her hair in V7C3. It's simple, it's short, it's awkward, but it's honest. The simplicity of the answer is what makes it hold so much weight in the end to give Yang another step too. Because her honesty is flowing through.

And then the small stuff comes. And by that I don't mean insignificant stuff. I mean little things. Simpler things, but which Yang never really got to say.

It starts of course with her just saying, "You have cat ears." which isn't really anything, just an observation because she thinks it might help.

But before I get into the way she expands that into a compliment, I want to point out Blake's reaction.

She just...smiles softly. Her ear flickers before she looks fondly at Yang. She isn't self-conscious about them like she used to be, she doesn't take the observation as anything weird or bad to say because again, this is Yang.

Yang is always an honest dumbass, Blake knows she means only good in what she says.

And...well she did. Because in the softest voice she continues with, "I think your cat ears are cute."

Which works, it gives her another step forward.

When you think about it, it's such a simple thing to say, but sometimes the simplest things can be the most heartfelt.

And all of that leads to Blake figuring out the fact that the trick is saying things they never said to each other before.

So Yang takes the opportunity to urge Blake into saying something, all while having that awkward smirk, almost as if she's daring Blake to stroke her ego.

Because at that point, Yang didn't think much of it, she thought they were going to say simple things like she pointed Blake's ears.

But no. Blake digs towards the deeper things.

"I...think you're an extraordinary person."

And as soon as those words reach Yang, her smirk instantly drops. Because obviously she didn't expect it. But Blake just continues.

"You're...always the first to lighten a situation."

And sure, Blake could refer to Yang always making jokes in dire situations, but I think there is more to it than that.

I want you guys to think back on all the moments Blake felt down. Heavy or uneasy.

In those moments Yang always did something to lift her spirits up. She always brought light when Blake could see only darkness.

"You act bravely when you're afraid."

THIS PART RIGHT HERE.

THIS PART.

Yang literally NEVER showed fear while she was fighting. Never purposefully. It was there, but she always tried to hide it.

Blake and Yang vs Adam was a great testimony to that. Yang got hit, her hand started shaking, she was obviously scared out of her mind, but her instinctual reaction was to step forward and glare at Adam.

She's the embodiment of strength, but to be the powerful pillar for everyone, to be everyone's protector, that, more than anything require a lot of bravery. And Blake sees that.

"You do what you say."

This, again, can feel like such a simple thing to say, but it isn't. Far from it actually.

It's always easy to claim you will do something. To brag about what you can accomplish and then end up not living up to what you said. Words hold no weight when your actions prove them wrong.

Adam was a great example for this, which is what led to Blake valuing honesty so much.

He brought her by his side promising her peace and equality between the humans and the faunus, but he never wanted that. He wanted the faunus to rule over humans, while Blake never wanted that. He lured her in through empty words and promises.

But Yang is different. Yang always followed through with what she said. She never strayed from the path that her own words carved. And that, for Blake, after everything she's been through with Adam, means more than Yang could begin to realize.

So those 3 compliments gave Blake 3 more steps. And it breaks my heart and puts it back together whole to see how easy it was for her to say all that. Because yes, they were words that she never got to tell Yang before, whether because she didn't think they would hold much weight coming from her, or because the timing was never right, but now she finally said them.

And it was so easy to do so. You can tell letting it all out made her heart feel lighter too, by her immediately falling into a banter and teasing Yang, telling her, "Try to keep up."

With her own teasing smirk this time.

And Yang does.

"I like that you've never been intimidated by me. Even when you didn't like me all that much."

This is so SO important. This, from my perspective at least, isn't about Yang being intimidating as a person, because she's never had any issues with that, she was always a little bit cocky when it came to her intimidating aura.

This is Yang being fully aware that her and Adam have some aspects in common.

It all started of course when Yang got framed during the Vytal Festival, and Blake brought up Adam having the same pattern of behavior.

But at that point Blake and Yang have already been partners for a while, so Yang telling her the truth as she looked into her eyes was more than enough for Blake to trust her.

And then there is their semblances also being somewhat similar.

Yang is distinctly aware she had some aspects that, back then, when Blake was still haunted by Adam and her past, should have reminded.

But Blake never showed any signs of being intimidated by Yang, she even purposefully chose her as her partner.

Blake saw the honesty in her heart and that, more than anything, is something that Yang truly appreciates about her.

"I was...a little wary of people in general."

"But you never gave up on them, even when they hurt you."

There is this sad truth that part of Blake, for the longest time and arguably even until his bitter end, still believed that there was good inside Adam, and that maybe, just maybe he could turn a new leaf.

Blake always sees the good in people, no matter how much she ends up getting hurt by them. And I feel like that's one of the things that initially made Yang fall in love with her in the first place.

"You never give up. You know what matters to you."

This just felt like a punch in the gut, but in the best way possible.

Blake, for the longest time, saw herself as a coward who always ran away from her problems. But Yang saw past that. Yang saw her bravery, her determination, and her unwavering spirit. She saw the beauty of her battered heart.

And of course, all of that gives Yang 3 more steps forward too. It was all stuff she probably wanted to tell Blake, especially when she saw her doubting herself, but she never got the chance to until now.

And now... Oh boy.

Now comes the big part.

And I'm gonna be honest, I don't know how they did it, but even after 10 years of waiting for this scene, even after 10 years of playing hundreds of scenarios in my head about how it could happen, it somehow ended up being even better than I could have imagined.

And the cause of that was one very specific thing.

The fact that they both already knew about each other's feelings.

I know it may seem like a trivial thing at first, but it's far from it. It's what made the whole confession scene hold that much more weight.

You can see realization hit Yang the moment Blake first raises an eyebrow, almost as if in a "We both know what it is" way, and blushes. There is no surprise to it, on neither of their sides.

They both were already long aware of the feelings they held for each other, but... it was never the right moment.

Either because the world was quite literally steps away from ending or... well... you can just look at Worthy, the song played during the scene.

The song overall is a happy one, it IS a BMBLB part 2 after all, but there is that first line.

"Now I know I'm worthy of you."

I think this is a song from Blake's pov.

For the longest time she punished herself for her mistakes, for the way how, from her perspective, just being near the people she loved brought them pain and suffering.

She grew to think that she wasn't worthy to be loved.

So Blake, while she was aware of her own feelings for Yang, and even of Yang's feelings for her, she kept them hidden because she felt like she wasn't worthy to be loved by her.

But that's not the case anymore. She knows she deserves love now.

And Yang? Well, Yang has also been aware of her own feelings for Blake, and most likely of Blake's feelings for her too, but she...well she's afraid, as we can see from the split second she hesitates and their bridges grow further apart.

Because it's scary. No, it's terrifying. After spending your whole life only giving love and affection to others, always taking care of others and focusing on their own needs before your own, to let yourself be vulnerable and finally be loved by someone in return isn't an easy thing to do.

At first she even tries to deflect from it by saying, "That can't be what this is about."

But Blake is just smiling reassuringly at her, urging her to be brave this one time too, like she's always been.

"It's like...a cliff. And if I do it I'm just going to...fall."

And it's terrifying to fall into such an unknown.

But not as long as you have someone to catch you. Because, just like Blake says, "I think we're already falling."

They both know it's too late to go back from this. And that, after everything they've been through, they at least deserve this one good thing.

So Blake once again urges her.

"Just... say it, Yang."

Because she knew she herself was ready to take the next step. She already said everything she wanted to say, now it was Yang's turn.

So Yang takes a big breath, finds the courage which Blake always saw in her, and doesn't let that fear of being vulnerable control her anymore. So she says it.

"I think I love you."

And Blake barely even lets her finish, the words were already on the tip of her tongue.

"I love you too."

Finally, finally uniting the bridge between and bringing them together, as white lilies bloom all around them the moment they get brought together and they finally, FINALLY kiss.

And I want to put emphasis on the meaning of white lilies (rebirth and purity, y'all can thank @Kaosi1 for this). This is a pure moment where both of them begin a new path in life, braving whatever the world throws at them now, together.

And to hell with it, this is already really long so what's a few more tweets? I want to talk about the colors too.

The way if you look at it, it literally resembles Yin Yang. Yang's yellow has purple spots, and Blake's purple has yellow spots, it's the way they've always been that embodiment, and the moment we get to see it here too.

Back in what I'm pretty sure it was the V2 commentary, when they talked about Burning the Candle, Monty mentioned that he really loved what they did with the lighting, the whole light side/dark side, and that he hoped they would get an opportunity to do a scene like that again.

Considering that V9 was planned between V1 and V2, and that 3 days after Burning the Candle he tweeted "All good romance is earned.", part of me hopes that maybe, just maybe, that thought is what led to the kiss scene having those colors.

I'm not like some certain people, I don't want to put words in the mouth of the dead, so don't take this as any confirmation, this is just me hoping.

And with this, we finally reach the end of the thread. Thank you to everyone who sat and read through all of this, I knew I had a lot to say about it, but I didn't expect a 50 tweets thread (sob emoji).

All in all, even after 10 years, it exceeded all my expectations.

Thank you CRWBY (emojis: face holding back tears, praying hands, purple heart, yellow heart).

Note from transcriber:

Fortunately typing out the text in the first pic into a Google search was enough to track the thread down without needing to read all the way back in SAlle1304's twitter, meaning most of this is copy pasted tweet by tweet rather than torturing my eyes with manually transcribing from dark mode screenshots.

The only things I've done are: adding back in the paragraph breaks, editing out the continuing arrows between tweets, the meaning of white lilies from a relevant pic in the thread, transcribing emojis, and putting in some punctuation at the end of a few sentences because that might help screen readers.